Vision therapy is an evidence-based treatment of strabismic and nonstrabismic binocular
vision dysfunctions, amblyopia, accommodative, oculomotor, visual processing, and
visual-motor integration dysfunction.
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Disclosure: Dr B. Dornbos is employed by Vivid Vision, acting as Director of Optometry. Dr T. Tran is employed by Vivid Vision, acting as Chief of Optometry. Drs D.L. Fortenbacher and A. Bartolini have nothing to disclose.
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